Teamworks, the Operating System for Sports™, powers more than 6,500 sports organizations worldwide, including collegiate athletic departments and teams across all major professional leagues. With almost 500 exceptional employees located in over a dozen different countries, Teamworks’ software solutions drive the operations of the most recognizable sports properties in the world.

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help build the future of Teamworks Recruiting. You’ll play a pivotal role in launching a standalone recruiting product, evolving it from our current integrated software into a modern, scalable, and maintainable ecosystem.

This is a high-impact opportunity to lead a greenfield effort within a large organization and modernize how elite sports organizations attract, track, and manage recruits. You’ll collaborate closely with engineering, compliance, and intelligence teams to help define and build the technical foundation for the next generation of recruiting software.

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of athlete performance management in one of the fastest-growing companies in sports tech.

Game Plan - How You'll Drive Impact:

• Build and maintain new Laravel-based microservices that power Teamworks’ next-generation recruiting experience.
• Port and refactor recruiting logic from Java systems into a scalable, maintainable PHP/Laravel codebase.
• Develop well-documented APIs and backend services that integrate recruiting workflows with Teamworks’ broader intelligence and personnel ecosystem.
• Lead technical decision-making related to data model separation, communication logging, and system interoperability.
• Optimize SQL queries and data flows between MySQL-backed systems to ensure performance, compliance, and data integrity.
• Help establish backend architecture patterns that will be foundational to our recruiting platform for years to come.

Player Profile - What You Bring to the Team:

• Proficiency in PHP with strong, demonstrable experience using Laravel in production environments.
• Solid understanding of Laravel conventions, Eloquent ORM, service container usage, and middleware patterns.
• Strong SQL skills with the ability to write, optimize, and debug queries in relational databases like MySQL.
• Experience building microservices and backend systems that integrate across multiple applications and services.
• Familiarity with version control, CI/CD workflows, and containerized environments (e.g., Docker).

The Ideal Recruit - Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Deep expertise in Laravel framework and ecosystem (queues, jobs, events, service providers, etc.).
• Knowledge of event-driven system design and service orchestration.
• Experience integrating backend services with analytics, data pipelines, or reporting tools.

Champion Mindset - Traits for Success:

• Strong interest in thinking about products, including user empathy and an understanding of how a product works as a complex system.
• Pragmatic focus on ROI.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across remote teams and time zones.
• Ability to discern technical constraints, resources, and opportunities available; willingness to take a creative approach to problem-solving.
• Ability to estimate and prioritize.
• Possessing high integrity.
• Aligned with our core values: honesty, humility, hard work, commitment, innovation, and exceptionalism.

The Perks of Playing for Teamworks:

At Teamworks, you’re not just joining a company—you’re joining a team that’s shaping the future of sports. We believe that success starts with investing in our people, and here’s how we support and reward every teammate:

• Play to Win: Grow your career as we grow. Shape the future of sports technology while building a career that scales with your ambition.
• Winning Culture: Join a global team of high achievers, innovators, and problem solvers who value teamwork and humility.
• Competitive Compensation: Earn a competitive salary, performance-based incentives, and equity so you share in our success.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Access region-specific benefits designed to support your well-being, including health coverage, life and disability insurance, retirement plans, unlimited paid time off, flexible and remote work options, catered lunches (where applicable), and more.
• Investing in Your Growth: Receive stipends for learning and development, home office equipment, and company gear to set you up for success—no matter where you are in the world.

Compensation Philosophy:

For this role, the salary target is $180,430 with your final offer determined by your experience, skills, and interview performance. Every Teamworks teammate is an owner, with equity aligning your success with ours.

We’ve built our compensation framework to attract, retain, and reward top performers. We believe in pay for performance, ensuring that your growth and impact are reflected in your rewards. As Teamworks grows, so do your opportunities—whether that’s through advancing your career, contributing to game-changing innovations, or building long-term financial security.

We continuously review and refine our compensation practices to ensure fairness and alignment with both company goals and individual aspirations. We encourage open discussions about career growth and compensation, and your hiring manager is always available to answer your questions.

At Teamworks, we’re committed to supporting you in and out of the game—empowering you to do your best work while enjoying meaningful rewards.

Inside our Locker Room:

Teamworks is the leading operating system for elite sports, empowering organizations worldwide to optimize performance, streamline operations, and unlock athlete potential. Founded in 2006, we’ve grown from a messaging platform for collegiate football into a global leader with over $165 million in funding and a technology suite that supports every phase of the athlete lifecycle.

Our solutions span four key categories:

• Personnel: Manage the complete roster lifecycle, from recruiting and NIL management to financial operations.
• Performance: Optimize athlete health and training with advanced tools for nutrition, strength & conditioning, and holistic performance tracking.
• Operations: Streamline logistics, communication, compliance, and inventory management to keep teams running efficiently.
• Intelligence: Leverage data-driven insights to inform decisions and maximize competitive advantage across professional and collegiate sports.

At Teamworks, we’re driven by innovation and a passion for sports. We serve more than 6,500 sports organizations globally, helping teams achieve excellence on and off the field. Join us and be part of the future of sports technology.

Our offices are open for work, collaboration, and optional team-building events – but as a remote-first company, we also have teammates working from places across the globe, including New York, London, Perth, and Austin.

What to Expect When Interviewing at Teamworks

Our interview process is designed to be transparent, engaging, and reflective of our team culture. You can expect authentic conversations, clear steps, and the opportunity to connect with key team members. We encourage you to ask questions and get to know us as much as we get to know you.

Learn more about our process here.

Teamworks is an equal opportunity employer - if you live our core values every day and are honest, hardworking, humble, committed, innovative, and an all-around exceptional person, you'll thrive at Teamworks. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and take affirmative action to not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected characteristics.  This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, promotion, termination, compensation, benefits, and training. Teamworks is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities who need assistance during the hiring process. To request a reasonable accommodation, please email hiring@teamworks.com.

To all recruitment agencies: Teamworks does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Teamwork employees or any other organization location. Teamworks is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.